Chapter Six: All That Matters is What You See

...

Moon smiled at me as I dried myself with a towel in front of her.

"So. How'd you feel?" asked Moon calmly.

"Almost like it was. Different than sex, I don't want to say better. In a way either, I don't want to say worse either."

Moon nodded, wrapping a towel around herself. "Sex works on one chakra. Sort of. It's very carnal. You're pretty good at it but. You mix it up a little and work on other stuff too. Makes you reach yourself better. Your center."

"My center?"

"The center of who you are Lucas."

I tied the towel around my waist. "Really? What do you see?"

She approached me and placed a hand around my neck. "I like just about everything I see. Some people really like one thing. Money. You know, clout. Most like nothing, or everything in particular ways. You, like competing and winning. You're a champion at heart." she said placing a hand on the center of my bare chest and looking up at me. "You have no reason to be ashamed of it. However. None of what I think matters though."

"Why not?" I chuckled slightly in surprise.

"All that matters. Is what you see." she pointed to the center of my chest. "Got it?"

I nodded. "Yeah."

"Besides. If you're a champion at heart. Kinda feels like you already found yourself in a way."

"Not completely." I drew her closer to me by her back. "Not yet."

I ran my hand through her damp hair and then kissed her.

"Thanks Moon. For everything."

Moon curled her arm behind me. "I should be thanking you. Bringing the spear of destruction every time you come over."

Her sense of humor was about as unique as the rest of her.

"The spear of destruction?" I just said blankly nodding at her as she kept laughing in my arms. "We've went from constant existence to destruction when it comes to talking about my. You know, my-"

"I just meant it can destroy. Destroy me when it's in use I mean." Moon bit slightly on my lip before she pulled apart.

I tried messing with where her towel was wrapped around her to see that superb body bare underneath. "How about I put it into use right now?"

She gently moved my hand away. "How about. We wait just a little bit? Okay?"

"Sure." I nodded. "Think I wanna watch the Simpsons now."

"I'm Simpsons'd out for the rest of the week I think. How about. I don't know. Anything else?"

...

Moon found a random thing to put on her TV and we sat across from each other on the couch, crossing our legs near each other.

I watched the show blankly before looking at the sky outside through the sliding glass door to Moon's back porch.

It was getting closer and closer to sundown. I would have to go pretty soon.

It kinda sucked having to leave each time.

"Hey Moon?"

"Mhm."

I spoke slowly. "Have you ever done something like this before? You seem like an expert in. Everything, no offense."

"I only started doing what's called a chakra journey in the simplest terms for a while."

"No I mean. Have like a. Whatever kinda relationship?"

Moon shook her head stretching her arm over her head slightly. "No. You're the first one to ever ask really." she said, giving me a nice view of her stomach and slightly of what was a bit higher.

"Are you serious?"

"Guys have asked me out plenty of times at school. Never got the chance to really say yes. Never got the want to say yes either."

"What changed?" I asked.

"Nothing changed." she said. "Just. I've experimented with a lot of stuff. Weed. The chakras. And for a moment, still do in a way. Girls."

"Are they fun?"

Moon shrugged. "Think you should know."

"No but from your perspective."

"Hm." she smiled slightly, surprised. "Yeah. Honestly yeah plenty of fun. My first kiss ever was with a girl."

"Really?"

"At cheer camp last year. I saw this girl changing. I didn't mean to stare but she noticed, first time I think I. Hard to explain. I was, pretty embarassed. Until. Afterward, that night, outside our bunk. She just sorta. Asked if I liked what I saw."

I kept listening. "Yeah?"

"I struggled to not lie to her. Didn't know how she'd react. I said yes after she said she didn't mind. Then we kinda kissed. And then we never talked about it again."

"What was her name?"

"Piper. Think it was Piper Elswith. I still have her number. She didn't judge when I said I just needed time to think about all of it."

I smiled. "Really. So who was the first guy you kissed?"

"You."

"Me?"

"First time having sex at all was you too."

I had to heavily restrain myself from laughing in surprise.

"But you're. But you're beautiful."

"Thanks but." Moon turned to me from looking at the TV screen. "Like I said. I don't really go out with anyone. Or haven't ever. Least of all guys. Only. Certain guys."

"What kind?"

"Trust me. I don't think going out at all is the best option for me right now. Or even soon you know. This karate stuff has the whole town acting crazy."

I heavily related. Right now actually commiting to any one person or thing seemed like hell.

The only reason I committed so hard to Cobra Kai was because of how much I trusted Sensei Kreese and the rest of the dojo to never let me down. They haven't so far and I doubt they would.

"You could be a therapist you know. You could do almost do anything if it relates to talking or, sounds dumb, but emotions in a way. Cause you're really good at. Everything."

Moon nodded. "Thanks. Some of us are born to do some stuff really well. You're great at karate and fighting. I'm the exact opposite of that like I said. Understanding people."

"Oh yeah? What about me. What kinda person am I?"

"A very very passionate one. And I don't mean in just like. Sexual terms. You're just. Passionate about nearly everything you do. I like that."

"I like that you like that."

Moon moved towards me on the couch. "I like that you like that I like that."

"A lotta likes. You must like a lot."

"Tends to happen," Moon muttered before she kissed me and she sat on my lap.

I didn't even really care if we were gonna fuck or not. I just liked kissing her that much by now.

I rested my hands on her hips as Moon looked at me. "Hey, do you have to go anywhere soon?"

"Not really. I mean. About an hour after sundown the guys and I were gonna ride."

"What the hell is ride? Like ride your bikes?"

"It's a Cobra Kai tradition. Every few Saturday nights. We get the jackets. Maybe a few beers. And just ride all over town as loudly and proudly as we can. Sometimes we go down to the beach just to catch the hill. Get faster."

Moon laughed while sitting in my lap. "Sounds like the most stupidly outdated. Ridiculously and pointlessly macho stuff guys can do."

"Trust me. Cobra Kai is all about pride. A ride is basically the proudest thing we can do to proclaim to the whole town we're Cobras. And in a way. That we always want to be."

"Then why don't any girls ride with you? Aren't there girls in your dojo?"

"Yeah but. None of them really own motorcycles. So."

Moon smiled. "So it is a stereotypical guy thing?"

I sighed. "Fine. It is. I don't know."

"Well don't be ashamed of it. Maybe girls want a ride too. On you I mean." she asked, shifting where she sat on my lap, almost grinding against me. Moon smiled at me. "How about I try a ride, on you. Right now?"

I saw the look on her face. "My engine might need a kickstart." I chuckled from how dumb it might sound.

She didn't think so.

Moon laughed loudly, kissing me tightly on the lips before pulling my shirt upward. "Then let's kickstart it."

She kissed me on the mouth as well as my neck and throat, ran her hand down my bare chest as she undid my belt.

...

Afterward when we were done we used a blanket to cover ourselves as we snuggled and talked.

"So. Whatever happened to this Piper girl?" I asked.

"Don't know. Think she still does gymnastics in the National Northridge Cheer Gym."

"Cool."

"Why do you ask?" Moon looked at me.

Because I needed to recruit anybody remotely competent in karate for Cobra Kai and fast.

For the first time ever I think. I was unable to lie to a person to further my goals with Cobra Kai and karate.

"She might become a Cobra if I ask. We need good fighters."

"Alright." Moon didn't seem to judge in the slightest.

That was amazing about her. Barely any judgment towards me really.

…

The next day, I rode in on my bicycle to Moon's backyard like any afternoon.

I moved her sliding door to her house aside and my eyes widened.

Moon was in her kitchen wearing nothing more than her hair in a ponytail, some flip flops, a single stud earring in each ear and a kitchen apron.

"Afternoon Luke," she said lightly as I walked towards the kitchen island.

I don't know why but Moon barely wearing clothes at all was hotter sometimes than her wearing nothing at all in a sense.

"What are you doing?" I managed to say.

"Just cooking."

Slowly, quickly. I didn't care, I wanted to take that apron off of her.

I smiled, rounding the kitchen island to move closer to her. "Nope. Not another step." she said.

"Why not?" I asked, sitting across the kitchen island from her in a chair.

"We're working on the crown chakra today."

"I thought we started this so I could relax better. Not to torture me."

Moon laughed quietly. "Well. The better we align your chakras. The calmer you'll be."

"How is making me see you like this without touching you going to make me any calmer?"

Moon explained as she continued to cook what looked like a cake. "The crown chakra is the enlightenment chakra. In order to be enlightened, you have to use restraint first. Now I know you're probably sitting over there. Randy. Out of your mind."

I actually was a rather restrained person in that regard. It was Moon that brought it out of me.

"Just about." I struggled to admit.

"But if you show proper restraint. Then you'll earn your. Reward." Moon said suggestively, winking at me just to make matters worse. "Just like in the sixth chakra exercise in the bath last time."

Every time she turned around I had to look away to make this a bit easier.

I cleared my throat. I needed a distraction really fast so I took my phone out.

"No. No distractions. Talk to me. Look at me. Anything but distracting yourself, or being anywhere near me until I'm done." said Moon calmly.

"First off. You are the authority on enlightenment?"

"Maybe not enlightenment. But chakras? For sure."

I nodded. "Okay. And how would you like it if we planned to spend some time together and I was this naked in front of you? You do know I made the front page of the local newspaper twice, and was on the cover of Black Belt magazine twice. On the news a few times too."

Moon smiled and laughed quietly again, leaning forward on the kitchen island with both her hands. "While I admit your body is. Very sexy. I don't find your fame that attractive. I like you for your passion and your focus. Your drive." Moon tried some of the cake mix she was making.

"Whoops." Moon seemed to 'accidentally' get some raw cake mix right on the top of her breasts hidden in that apron.

Those melons shouldn't be-

I had to remember breathing exercises taught to me by Miyagi-Do to stay remotely focused. They were basically meant to teach me restraint and if someone was trying to fight me. I never would've expected to need them for something like this.

"I thought you said I was the one experiment no one would ever really try." I said very uncomfortably.

"Try properly I meant. Maybe that didn't come out the way I meant it to. I meant, no one would ever properly see what was beneath you. You know beneath. The muscles and the looks and the money. And the dojo, and the trophies and all your fame. And the talk of you making this huge comeback for karate."

"Makes sense."

Moon smiled. "Besides. It's not just because you're a guy and I'm not. But I have plenty of restraint, even for a naked you. You on the other hand, think a Saturday night with your buddies roaring around everywhere on your bikes is great. It might be, but I don't think it shows much restraint."

That cake mix was still there on her-

Keep talking to her. It'll help you focus.

"What are you baking exactly?"

"A purely organic vegan cake I mostly came up with. Vanilla flavor, organic brown sugar. You know. It'll be healthy, but fun. Simple. A bit, nameless but it'll work."

"Sorta like us."

"Hm." Moon nodded. "Exactly like us."

"You made an. Us. Cake?"

"I made a cake. You're the one coming up with this metaphorical stuff."

When she turned around and leaned over to put the cake in her oven I decided to stare blankly.

She wiped her hands clean after setting a timer.

Moon turned to me with a smile. "That was fifteen minutes." she paused. "Now," she said simply.

I practically leaped from my seat and she was laughing the entire time.

I kissed her as deeply as I could and lifted her with an arm beneath her thighs. I finally was able to enjoy what lay beneath this apron after waiting for what felt like a solid eternity.

Moon sighed loudly as I ran my mouth over her neck, throat, and then shoulders. I bunched up all her hair in my left hand and took off the hair tie she used for her ponytail. Moon was an amazing kisser, I always enjoyed it.

Unfortunately, she had already wiped away that cake mix that she put on herself just to mess with me but I didn't complain.

"Luke. If you want. Since you were so patient today. How about I?" Moon whispered in my ear for a quick moment. "For you?" she asked, kissing me right on my jaw just beneath my ear.

I nodded slowly. "That would be ideal," I said quietly.

I was now on my back on Moon's couch and she hooked her fingers between my hips and my sweatpants.

Moon smirked at me for a second. She probably knew how good this was going to be.

I then looked up at the ceiling of her house and winced soon after.

I bit my lip and I moaned quietly. "Ach."

I stayed quiet for a bit and my head was going blank every few moments.

…

Sweaty but satisfied I lied on my back, both of us completely nude now.

Moon sat a bit farther away from me on the couch, smiling lightly.

"Did you like that?"

"Mind-blowing," I said weakly.

Moon laid down next to me and I held her close.

We laid there in silence and even though I had to go soon I felt I didn't want to at all. I had my hand entangled in those gorgeous locks of light brown hair and we rested our foreheads together, her arm hooked over my waist and my own around her back.

Moon muttered quietly. "Hey Lucas."

"Yeah?"

"Can you do that thing I like? Right now please?"

"Sure."

"Wait. Not so-" she audibly gasped. "Fast. Oh!"

Moon gave a sudden groan of pleasure when I snaked my hands around her body beneath the covers, kissing my way from her jaw to her throat and beneath her collar bone.

She kept panting as I kissed my way down her bare, perfectly smooth, sun tanned skin. I don't know but whenever I was with her she and I felt oddly.

Warm, for some reason.

"Oh my god." she moaned out softly, mixing her fingers into my hair as I kissed further downward, slowly as she asked. I still did other things with my hands just to keep them busy.

"Ah!"

She then whispered out as I kissed my way from her hip to her legs. And in between, which was where she intensified the strong grip she had on my scalp.

"Lucas!"

…

After both of us were done using some mouthwash, Moon and I snuggled up and kissed for a decent bit, not having clothed ourselves remotely from earlier.

Just looking into her eyes I lost myself. I lost track of time, of everything when we were just like this.

We made love twice more. We kissed and snuggled quietly, resting our foreheads together in between without any words, just simple blank looks and closed eyes as well.

Sometimes I would tuck her head beneath my chin and we'd just listen to the TV sort of watching, I think I even fell asleep on her chest for a moment finally able to use those pillows as she brushed her hand repeatedly through my hair.

I woke up as Moon had more or less fallen asleep too.

I realized what time it was with a sigh.

"The guys are gonna kill me." it was well past sundown but they wouldn't be mad. They were busy with random stuff most summer nights too.

Moon smiled. "I hope I didn't. Drain, anything out of you for such a dumb and macho sorta thing."

"On the contrary. I feel better. More focused."

Moon picked up her bra from the floor, a simple white one and put it on. "I feel drained. In a good way."

"Same."

"How do you like them?"

I shrugged, putting my own underwear on.

"Like what?"

She fixed her bra again. "You know. These." she put her hands on top of her bra covered bust, looking incredibly cute with that smile at me.

"I like them fine. What about my pecs?" I smiled, it sounded dumb but I cared too what she thought.

"Fabulous." she chuckled giving them a firm pat.

"They look bigger than last month." I nodded towards Moon slightly.

"You were looking last month?"

I sighed. "I didn't mean-"

"No you're fine. Just. When?"

"I think after school or something. I don't know. All I know is they're growing."

Moon sounded proud. "Oh, they're growing alright."

I chuckled, drawing Moon closer to me. "Yeah they are." I nodded before promptly drawing a long breath and motorboating Moon in nothing but her bra and hearing her laugh at the top of her lungs.

She drew a long sigh. "Don't guys like girls with. Bigger. You know, chests, than mine?"

"I just told you. Yours are larger than average."

"But still. There are bigger."

I sighed. "I do know girls with larger, yes. This might sound utterly stupid. But not large enough hearts as yours. Crueler girls. Pettier girls."

Much blonder. But much more violent.

Moon smiled. "Thanks."

"Besides. I don't care if you're second bustiest, or third bustiest. I like doing this because I like doing you. I mean. I mean doing this with you. Dammnit-"

Moon laughed at how embarrassed. "I like doing you too. No mistake there. And I do like. This."

Just very passionate TV watchathons, sex, and cuddling as well as whatever else Moon came up with for us to spend time with each other without calling it anything.

"I like this a whole lot too."

Moon wrapped her arms around my neck and leaned up on the couch as I was sitting on my knees now in jeans and nothing else really.

She kissed me on the lips. "Don't you just want this summer to last forever?"

"Do you really think I'd ever say no?"

"Still." Moon nodded slightly. "Truthfully summer will eventually end. For now, though I am enjoying it." Moon made a small noise when we pressed our lips together and she held me close to her. "Mm."

"I gotta go. I'll see you tomorrow."

Moon nodded. "See ya."

…

I waited for the squad to show up at our usual place to make our runs along the sand dunes.

With Sam and Miyagi-Do firmly aligned against Cobra Kai. There would be no repeats of last summer.

The beach parties were well and truly done. We had the entire summer to hate each other in peace.

I had no hate for Miyagi-Do, but with the tournament and everything that happened with Miguel. I rightfully felt like I was both responsible and not responsible for doing anything.

I got a text on my phone from someone I had started talking more to after Moon gave me the confidence to move forward a little more and forget the country club incident and the large amount of awkwardness before she left.

It was nearing ten PM and it was Yasmine texting from Paris.

I opened it and was surprised.

Yasmine had taken a photo, likely using a timer setting, of her looking over an open balcony in her room in the apartment her parents had rented this summer in Paris. She was wearing nothing more than underwear and a long white unbuttoned shirt with her back turned conveniently and exquisitely to her phone.

Missing you. she had captioned with a heart emoji and a winky kissing face.

I texted her back quickly.

Wait what time is it in Paris right now?

Just seven AM.

I carefully considered what to send back.

Would it be inappropriate for me to return such a picture?

Of course not beau.

Fun way to call me good looking in French. I had to move fast before the guys got here.

I quickly took off the red leather Cobra Kai jacket I wore and then stripped down until I wore nothing except my headband and a pair of jeans.

I crossed my arms and flexed the muscles in my chest, stomach, and arms as I timed the camera to take a picture as I leaned topless on my motorcycle. I had to use the flash setting on my camera since it was dark out.

I decided to do that dramatic thing Yas did where she looked away from the camera. I looked over past the guardrail and at the cove nearby where we ruined Sam's beach party last year. I think Yasmine was even there.

I captioned it too. Missing you too beautiful.

Yasmine texted back quickly.

You look fire. Got breakfast in a sec.

You look fire too.

Missing it?

I chuckled, I missed Yas' fine curves for sure, but I was going to be telling her the truth.

Missing you you.

Missing you you too. How're Moon and Sam?

I froze, putting my shirt and jacket back on as I looked at this.

Don't you keep in touch with them?

Yeah but. Wanted to know from your eyes what it's like. You guys started getting along well for the first time when that crazy girl from your karate place fought Sam right before I left.

She could text so fast.

I didn't know what to say. I felt guilty for a million reasons. Tory's attack on the girls, and then Moon right now even if it was label-less.

Things are tense now with the dojo and everything. We're not really talking.

I started to feel really bad for Yasmine. Probably sitting down on that bed in her room over in Paris wondering if I was already sort of moving on.

I sort of was wondering the same.

Both Moon and I were just experimenting with this. But Yasmine would probably be destroyed if she found out Moon and I were seeing each other privately every day almost. I know I would be.

Are you okay? That karate stuff sounds insane. Last I heard, Sam's dad was driving her nuts about your school.

I again hesitated to correct her on it being a dojo.

I'm fine. The guys and I were about to meet up to just ride around. That's why I was on my bike now.

You should take me on a ride sometime.

Like we do with the jackets and everything?

No. Just you and me. I want to see how fast your bike is.

I liked that. I always loved seeing how hard I could push the bike and how fast it could go but I could still stay in control of it.

Definitely.

Fuck.

Tory would not be happy about this, at least with Moon it was a secret, she knew Yasmine and I were starting to like each other. But she had no right to be mad. She would just casually flaunt herself in that bikini in front of me and get mad if I was even anywhere in her vicinity. In my own house.

Hey Luke, I gotta go. I do miss you.

Miss you too yas. I texted back instantly.

I grunted quietly.

Yasmine. Tory. Charlotte. Moon.

Why the hell did being the town champ meant juggling my feelings like this? I felt both nothing and something for all four, even after all this time.

I never told anyone this, not even Robby when we were still close friends over the past year. But I did actually fool around a tiny bit with Charlotte for the first time.

Nothing technically happened, but we were interrupted. I don't know why that floated into my head considering my relationships right now when reflecting.

All the mostly hormonal relationships with four separate girls with a looming dojo war bound to appear at any moment even with my attempts to control it. Bad idea.

This was. Not healthy. I wanted to focus, on the one consistent almost unconditional thing.

The roar of Shawn, Mikey, Doug, and Hawk on their bikes as they rode towards me alerted me back to reality.

We exchanged fist and elbow bumps. It had been ages, almost a solid year since we rode like this.

And still. Robby and his old Bobby Brown-esque link in our group was missing.

It was the only thing that could make this night not perfect. But I would keep it locked away to stay focused.

…

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A/N:

So. A full chapter following only Luke. Should be followed up soon after by more Miguel/Sam stuff, and starting to flesh out the dojo conflict.

I want to include little snippets of Luke and Moon in between all the drama stuff, but there might be less of it since he needs to actually be in these scenes.

Anyway. You'll be seeing plenty of this fic this summer, and see you all soon.